Kevin Kimes pleaded guilty to amended charges of solicitation to commit dangerous drug for sale and solicitation to possess chemicals and equipment to manufacture drugs.

Kimes, 21, was involved in the ecstasy ring with four other young men that centrally operated out of a student-housing complex in Tempe.

Kimes told police he was sent ecstasy at a post office box from 20-year-old Andrew Gajkowski, who pressed the pills in his Vista Del Sol apartment across from the ASU Tempe Campus. Upon receiving the pills, Kimes sold the pills individually for $15.

Kimes operated out of his parents' Avondale home; moving the pills to the home after receiving them at the post office box.

Police reported seizing more than $100,000 in ecstasy pills when the four men involved were arrested, however court records show the seizure may have been five times as large.

In court on Wednesday, Judge Harriett Chavez requested to hear from Kimes' parents in regards to his actions of selling drugs out of their home.

Kimes' father, Quentin Kimes, said it was a serious issue for the whole family and believed his son's actions were largely due to interacting with the wrong people.

"I plan on keeping track of him a lot better after he is released," he said.

While Chavez sentenced Kimes she noted she believes he took responsibility for his actions.

"There is no way to make easy money," she said. Chavez said she hoped Kimes has had time to figure out what career path he wants to pursue in the future.

"Hopefully you will move forward and try to put this behind you," she said.

The others involved in the drug ring who pleaded guilty to their involvement have largely avoided prison time. Hunter Ault and Malik Hooper II both received probation time for their involvement.

Gajkowski, who investigators have tagged as the leader of the operation, and Edward Ortiz, who was also involved, both pleaded guilty in late May to charges related to their roles in the drug ring. Gajkowski and Ortiz are scheduled to be sentenced in mid July.